Lead Sourcing Specialist - Merrimack - HiArc

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Company Information

At HiArc, we believe clients dont need another vendor; they need a strategic partner who gets it. One who listens harder, thinks deeper, and builds smarteraround their needs, products, and goals. HiArc engineers and manufactures complex medical technologies with one goal in mind: creating the perfect fit for our clients. No off?the?shelf thinking. No compromises. Just a tailored, high?performance solution our clients need, the way they need it. Thats why HiArc is the most client?centered partner in the market. We fuse design, engineering, and manufacturing into a seamless, collaborative processcrafted entirely around our clients. We operate as an extension of our clients' teams, de?risking their processes and accelerating their path to market. And the result is a solution you wont find anywhere else.

Job Summary

The Sourcing Specialist will work with the client, HiArcs Program Manager, our procurement team, and the projects engineering, scientific, QA and QC teams to lead the selection of vendors that supply materials and/or items to HiArc for the clients medical device being manufactured at HiArc. The Sourcing Specialist will be the person responsible for the project to establish sourcing criteria for vendor selection. These criteria will be established based on the combined stakeholder needs of HiArcs Operations, the clients technical team, HiArcs QA/QC and the clients QA team. If the vendor selection criteria conflict between stakeholders, then the Sourcing Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the conflict is resolved so that vendors can be selected for the project in the timeframe needed to meet the projects schedule. The Sourcing Specialist will be the voice of the supplier when project schedules are established, reviewed and revised. Once all sourcing criteria are established, the Sourcing Specialist will identify vendor candidates and evaluate their attributes against the projects sourcing criteria and drive the projects selection of primary and secondary vendors. The Sourcing Specialist will provide information to HiArc Operations and QA to ensure the selected vendors can be placed on HiArcs approved supplier list. This is a specialized role that will work on a project in a fully dedicated manner for several months. Once the primary and secondary vendors are selected and the specifications are documented, then the procurement and buying activities will be transferred to HiArc Operations Procurement team.

Responsibilities

• Gain alignment between the client and HiArc Operations, including Quality Assurance, with regards to sourcing criteria for vendor selection for materials and vendor supplied items to be procured by HiArc for the clients medical device.
• Document the projects sourcing criteria before vendor selection including the needs of the applicable medical device regulations governing that project.
• Identify candidate vendors, document the attributes of the candidate vendors against the sourcing criteria and recommend vendors to the client and HiArc Operations.
• Gain the alignment and drive the decision to select the vendors for the project.
• Gain alignment with the client, HiArc Operations and the vendor on Quality Control evaluations to be performed on the vendor supplied materials and items.
• Represent the vendor in project reviews of item specifications and drawings.
• Resolve questions between the project team and vendors related to information on item specifications and drawings.
• Ensure that QC evaluations are sufficiently documented on item specifications and/or item drawings.
• Review material and item specifications to identify material and process complexities. This task includes the review and evaluation of assembly drawings, schematics, bills of material, spec drawings, tooling, printed wiring board manufacturing files, and related process instructions or standards.
• Analyze Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI) responses from solicited vendors based on pricing, capability to perform the required work, delivery commitments, terms and conditions, and technical/manufacturing capabilities to ensure they will meet both HiArc and the clients requirements.
• Ensure that information about the vendors is provided to HiArc Operations and HiArc Quality Assurance for the vendor to be placed on the HiArc approved supplier list.
• Be the point person to answer all vendor related questions to both the client, Operations and Quality Assurance.
• Be the point person to answer all vendor questions and provide information to the vendor to ensure their ability to supply materials or items to HiArc Operations to meet the projects schedule.
• Be the voice of the supplier on the project team.
• Work with the HiArc and client project teams and the vendor to identify and document future cost reduction opportunities.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors degree with 8 or more years of experience in sourcing and purchasing in a contract manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of industry regulations and standards related to procurement and sourcing.
• Experience in an FDA regulated industry is preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross?functional teams and build strong supplier relationships.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast?paced environment, dealing with new challenges every day.

Benefits

• Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule, providing every other Friday off.
• Competitive compensation & 401(k) program to plan for your future.
• Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts.
• Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available.
• Flexible Vacation & PTO.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Generous Employee Referral Program.
• Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identity Theft, Pet Insurance, and more.
• Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not an employment contract. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. HiArc, an Elbit America company, is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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